Slow of Heart to Believe - Luke 24:25

Luke the beloved physician wrote after women told the disciples about Jesus being raised from the dead, “Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulcher; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass. And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs. And they talked together of all these things which had happened. And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that you have one to another, as you walk, and are sad? And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Are you only a stranger in Jerusalem, and have not known the things which are come to pass there in these days? And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people. And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him. But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done. Yes, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulcher. And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive. And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulcher, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not”, and in chapter twenty-four and verse twenty-five of his book Luke shared how Jesus said, “O fools, and slow of heart to believe all the prophets have spoken” where we read:

Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:

The verse reads, “Then he said unto them, ...” Luke began with the word, “then” or “at that time” “he said unto them” which means “Jesus uttered, declared and proclaimed to His two disciples” the following words. Luke shared how Jesus began to respond to His two disciples with the following words.

The verse continues, “... O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:” Luke added the words, “O fools” which means “Oh not understanding, unwise and foolish ones”, “and slow of heart to believe” or “and dull and inactive in mind to apprehend or ascertain” “all that the prophets have spoken” which means “each, every, the whole and everything that the ones who were moved by the Spirit of God and hence his organ or spokesman who solemnly declared to men what he has received by inspiration, especially concerning future events, and in particular such as relate to the cause and kingdom of God and to human salvation have uttered, declared and proclaimed”. Luke shared how Jesus called the “two disciples” “unwise and foolish ones” as He told them they were “dull and inactive in their minds to ascertain and apprehend” what “prophets” of old declared concerning the Messiah who was Jesus.

When we meditate upon Luke's words in this verse, we see Jesus' response to “Cleopas' thoughts” concerning “Jesus”. He called them “unwise” because they did not understand all the scriptures given by the prophets of old concerning the “Christ and Messiah”. Jesus knew the scriptures concerning Him, and we shall see how He reminds these two disciples of them. God filled the Old Testament with prophesy after prophesy concerning the Messiah, and those who are wise will not only discover Jesus is indeed the Christ, but will also place their faith and trust in Him to be their personal “Savior and Lord”.

Next time Luke shares how Jesus says, “ought not Christ to have suffered these things”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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